davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

F.EE. - hr saw mill shed Of Mr. Petei
Breitw eiser 4 Sons, located about s0sil
miles Northeast ~ Jasper. WAS burned
H., Thursday BY hard work the nrs
~As kept from, spreading 70 the lnmbe'
v,lss close b,- The inss Vas eSOV u
500. the machinery not being very &C.
rf.,.sly damaged.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

GIVE have time and again reminded
sh.,s~ indebted TO this once, that We &C.
finally stand IN great want Of money
Vow we would ~ 10 81 those knowing
themselves indebted % o.. that We ars
sboui closing contract with two sns'
nent contrscfors. one ri whom hss hard
~ recovered from the small PIX. snd The
other has inst taken the seven year itch
and unl~ss our Subscribers pay ~ with
IN : short time. these two gentlemen
viii call Bpon them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

or The Dubois Connsv Agricultural A.
,ocist.on. will ~ held ~ HuniinRburR'
ia6 from Del. lOth 70 18th. No pains
viii b. shared "a make II . success- POI
Premium List ~. address.
=. X BRuND'cK. Sec'ry
Psrsi-s hsing cnnvenieut 70 Jasper car
cb.sin Premium List ,, calling - e
cordrf'. oifice.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

Nr. Enoch Dove ~as in town last
week shsting hands with old fsie"dr
Most OF our 10 y n IvIks went 10 NJ. Lsb.
anon 20 basket meesisg last Sunday
Tsey report good time; good preach
mig. assd lots 70 eat.
Nr. Barnet Chasteen got home last
Friday. He ssys be d.dat like his quar-
tiers very well.
The Regular Baptists have got few
Whisky BApiists mixed with then; one
|of them got On . high assd walked
quarter 20 Ees . violin. Snd made s'ss's
Ir oskeSs 10 dance ssers snosher one
went 10 mount bn horse - Nicholson
store last friday. and went over hut IN
GRAND caught him; ne was able -Ssiur
dsy 70 look Tor magistrate 70 sweat
him thar he would never drink another
ldrop: bat, slss the odlcsr waa " Kan
sas. and The poor fellow wac disxppoin'
ed. Whist : pity Tor tliasseif and family
/ All ou.et In town 6ecsu~e Potts e .
Js-per. and We ssv taking : rest.
\ Gone 70 Jasper Frank went ID Mon
tdsy P0tis on Tuesdsy, and every bod
weai on Wednesday.
| Whist I said about Dos. Reeves ha
wounded the feelings u my friend Nj
Nolcs, sor which I s@ truly sorry. u
4 INV opinion my infornsers were ME
taken. tut Ii friend Noles always has >
good evidence for ~ BE- selis o hsd 10
q, ing what did. NO one will ever &C
lcuse him q he has me-. Let me cav,
Doc. Reeves Is not dead, he ought % b
4 Il hss been : long time since I hear
Iany one ssy that they was out IN al Q
that rain the ot..er day and Got vet, b.
We hsd Il Wednesday morning.
4 ZlPPY Coon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

~rIn 1851. lirnr, Co he. Of Dear.
fort, ). C.. wrote Or. ShaiIenherger: y
regard your Pills - sprrisc for chilli
~ 'rr~r a. 'he construction ri IN
chsrse-town 4 savannah X x. cat O.
one gang ~ TO-. srndset negro opers
rive. rfty. were strirkrr down viii
chilli. bus al recovered inFnlrsiisselv ~
tie use ar Shslien herger's Pills vvs
have the grex:eSt mrdicine in the world
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

Hon. ". n. Gudsel. Evansville. Ind.
writes: II take great plessure In rec.
|oRsmeHding 20 the public &. g. q. Ger.
tain Chill Care Nv wife had third
|dav ague for dve monshs aud hid tried
different remedies without ssccs<s. AT
Ter msing one hottie Of Certain Chill Cure
II permanent cure - the result
Sold bv Mehringer Broa.. Jasper. and
Or. G.. w. Swsrtx. Hmniinshnsg. LIN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09


THE AiR LrxE EXTENSION. The PEG
ole along the proposed extension Of the
T.. E. g 81. T. nv. from Jasper % tnds-
annapolis are taking considerable snieress
In the probable route which viii %
adopted BY the company, and Some pre-
|liminary meetings are being held % In
|dwce the location. and prepare the peo-
rte to voee necessary aid. An cir line
from Jasper 20 indianapolis would be
l0s miles n length and would cross the
10. = n. ~ Shoals and The l. n. A. 4 =
q Blooming ON. A line connecting with
The l.. N. 4. &C. and the indianapolis
aud vincenme. u Goeport, IN Owen
county. abnut As milea from Jmdtanspo.
I'M. would Be about ~ miles long, and
would furnish direct connection with
both Chicago and indianapolis. II
would cross the o. y N q Or near Loo'
lgoosee, and would run over coal beds
| large part OF the way. But there y nc
telling where the bosses will determine
Ito Iucate u when they gel ready 20 bui'd
and people who want II will lose moth
ling hut : little time and trouhle, u they
should not succeed, IN making the''
wants known 10 the projectors. The
present owners OF the L., 3 g. ~ ~
| are said % BE- abundamtly able - build
such Chicago and Indianapolis con
necsion q they may desire, and u vii
unquessionably largely enhance the value
| or their present investment, - well =
NAV OF itself We puhlish below ths
proceedings Of . meeting held q ~
iordsviIle. Dsvless county, last Saturday
preliminary 20 trying % induce the lccs
lion ~ shst town:
ALpoRDsvsLLG, Ind., Sept ,, ~
| Railroad meeting heId according q
program organisation Vas Effected D
selecsing \. HswIey. Chairman and ~
r. Porter. Secretary. The Chairman
stated the object o. the mesting. sne'
which speeches weTo made ~ =. =
Afford. H., L. w. Durris, w. B. Porter
i w. r. Brown. p. a. HarreI, James allen
I'll, Henry Chandler. and several others
III 81 which were highly IN favor o. aid
ling 20 secure railroad. = motion w.
then made % appoint COMMITTEES 4
correspond with the =, n. = g.. Y. ~
ICo. The chair being authorized ~
pointed T. ,. Afford, js., end ". 4
Porter.
There being no further business n
meeting closed subject % the call of %
n HAwLRv. Precedent
w. X. PonrEn, Secretary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

the vi.cennes snd 0wensbnr'
y n 20. wn. organized - Oakland Wv
49, week AID q tax Ia iis favor VIII o
s.kei IN along The proposed line
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

FAM ron SALE. Tho farm - IN
-,...iur 81 the railroad and PAsoka river
I'll 237 acres Il for sale Good cozi ~"
good iarm land. Easy terms App, :
Courier ONCE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

aamirssser Shvioev's lndisn Yer
,,,fus. srcordins - ne directions. %
-. mcrning u thu heat time 10 sske I"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

IAN infant chisa ~ NJ Mat Sss'
m.rsheirn. ~ Boone township; ~ w.s az
"a A the Catholic grave ysru tues"ss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

THE Jasper public schools opened
y. Monday last with . fair stsemdsnce'
=, ,here are many children running ne
,,...,s Who shonId he In scho"!.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

x-The jasper Building and Loan vii
~ money next rsesdsv night. the
,,sa slll De- for about 10 months yes-
Tue Teutonia will cell mones onOct- ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

svndicsse hss been formed 70 Dali
. s.iiraad from Lpogooses 70 'Aspe1-
w..hington G&1ettc-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

- necessary walk has heeE pu'
-. 81 The school lot this wesk NOV
49,. 80 s ! shouId he repsired and painted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

-~Teamsssrs sre ~ husv INV hau''
". save timber 10 RAmho's factory ~
lssper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

n nAAoHA1 4 ~ made Cat this ont ard ro14rI
wHIYMI III "a a. snA we will send ,cu fs>et
WMIIWR Ant.hinr 81 great vslrs 1ud Im-
WXIIlIk II p.rtan<x - WI. that viii start 80
lv0OIVU n has,nes< ~tIch vii trins <cu -
sa.ss Money rixh axfv than erv.
h,nx es<s /, ina 10 A. Ans can An ~ wcvE ~
i've Al HON. Kithersxx an exss Srm*'rtnfrt~ 'ret
rst tor~ 70 .,er mr. ~ werhsra W. wit' Hsrt Fxtt
"A. =, 49, pc<1s4 Trfs Is ons N ~ sennirs -
ear:sn, chsncss 81 Msstims Tpcss <uc srs s~t"'rW
I'D erserrris,r ~sii ses ieisy 5fsni cs's' S''~<
xsa-sa .sr- - Awsrr. ~"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

Cs8B. ~. r ECkeFe handed % this
Week : very- mir specimen 81 cOke,
burned - % experiment nv Mr.. y
Whom from she cnsl 81 Nr. EcAevt. 5us'
Ia the northern edge Of Jssper. This
demonstrates mai gOod coke can IL
made ~ she cosl. snd II : narks, can b.
found Tor the c"k~ Mr.. Ecksvr will build
10 coke 0veu On twO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09
JASPER COURIER.

-w.sAs~~sce. n.vicss seSnss.
-, 20 l,shs ~ With electric l'ehss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

ss.f The'sisils cripple Halter girl. who
has he~n 81 inmate u shs csswn'y poor
ssy lum 40 long. died Iasi Friday. ann
sss besis6 II the Cstholie graveyard
Saturday. 1t'Woa . hsppy re1jet 10 hr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Fence Post.

One of the neatest and best iuven-
tons out Is the iron fence post On
exhibition at Weimer's cigar store.
1t is cheaper than the wooden post.
Frost will not affect it. 1t will not
rot. Your old rails can be used. n,
nails or wire used. If you want farm.
state or county rights, call on Mr.. r
j. VESSEL, at WeImer's. No farmer
In the county can afford to do with.
out this improvement. 1t costs you
nothing to call and e for yourself.
All who have seen it think it is by
far the best thing of the kind they
have seen. Hundreds of dollars are
wasted on inferior posts, when our
farmers for less money could buy
their iron posts which will last forever
and be a great saving in every sense
of the word. Nothing sets a farm
off to a better advantage than Il good
neat and lasting fence. Those who
appreciate this fact will improve theil
opportunities and put in the iron
p st. Everywhere introduced they
have given the best of satisfaction
All who have tried them intend tt
put them in when putting up more
fence. They sell on their merits. 40-St
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

EeIf-MalR GhinHtncH.

In the matter of education the Chi
nese are very differently off from what
Europeans are led to infer, says Il
writer in the London Post. 1t is a rare
thing to find a Chinaman who cannon
read and write his own language. Out
of more than a hundred that | have en-
ployed at different times | have only
found two who could not sign their
names. This is a very extraordinary
thing at first sight, but when n has
visited China the fact is easily explain
ed and understood. The truth is that
by education it is open for any lad,
unless he be the son of an actor or a
criminal-both stand in the same light
and rank in Climate rise from the
loWlieSt degree to the estate of a "a
DARN. Take, for instance, the exami-
nations which are periodically held in
the great university of Canton. Here
is a huge building, or rather congeries
of buildings, comprised in a vast OBJ
long space walled in. At one end of
the space is the examining hall; the
rest of the space is covered over with a
multitude of little cells-about 5000 in
number, | believe-which are allotted
to the students whenever they have re-
ceived their papers for examination.
Exit from the place is impossible; when
the student has got his papers he must
remain in the cell and finish the an
swers. At length the time comes to
hand the answers in to the examiners,
and, this being over, the students go
home TO await the result. Till such a
time as this is announced all are in a
state of the greatest possible excite
ment. 1t is known that the examina-
ton is absolutely fair.
1t so CHANGED when l was at Canton
that the result of an examination not
long before held was daily expected.
One morning the ~comprador, or Chi
nese buyer for an English firm of mer-
chants with whom | was acquainted,
rushed into the front office of the firm,
ment threw himself on the floor. For a
moment he was speeches., and then
being assisted to rise he gasped out
that his son had that morning been de-
clared head of the list, and was going
to be sent up as one of the first three
students to Pekin, there to receive q
mandarin's button and a high official
appointment. The poor father was SC
overwhelmed with the honor which hi:
o had thus gained that it was with
| difficulty he could be caImed, and
indeed, lie continued in this state Of
semi-frenzy all through that day. TIL,
honor, indeed, was Il great one, but il
was n to which any Chinese lad, nc
matter of what degree-except he be
longcd, as | have said, to the playing
or convicted classes-might aspire, ant
to this fact | attribute the very genera
education which prevails all over Chi
ma.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
THE LEDGER.
Loves Going.


SESTiNE.
Love lies a-sleeping: maiden, softly sing.
Lest he should waken; pluck the falling rose
A-brushilg 'gainst his check, her glow
ing heart
Ope'd TO the SUMS hot kisseS-foolish thing
To list the tale oft tOid.-but summer goes
And all the roses petals iiuI apart
Love lies a-slceping: let the ~curtains part
So that the breeze may lightly 10 hlia sung
4 lullaby-the cllaugetiII breeze that goes
A~-whisp'rinr through the grass, where or
WheTe'cr il listeth bound. IL wilful thing.
Low murmuring sweets from an inconstaht
heart
love lies a-slccping: press the pulstng heart
That beats against thy bosom: stand apart
And stay thine eager breath, lest anything
Should mar his rest-the songs that lovers
The tale the butterfly tells to the rose.
The low wind to the grass, and onward goes.
Love lies a-sleeping; ali. how swiftly goes
The sweet delusiun he hath taught tiny
Fair maiden. pressing to thy breast the rose
Whose sun-ki<s'd petals sadly fall apart 49,,
Why thy quick breath! That rhyme wouldst
Which Yesterday scem'd such a foolish thing?
Love lies a-sIccpinq: nay. for such a thing
Break not his slumber. see now s"eeuy
That smile across his lips, that will not sing
For very wilfulness. Love hath no heart!
II he NIlpilit Ndht- bh'eS iNNi'fN ~
would part
In aughtcr low to see this ravish'd rose.
love lies a-slecping: SO the fultbiown rose
Falls 20 the earth Il dead unpitied thing;
The grasses meath the breeze decp-sigh-
ing part
And sway and rs thy warm breath comes
and goes.
In motion with the red tides of thy heart
The song is hush'd which Love was wont 10
sing.
Love lies a-sleeping: thus in dreams he goes;
strive not to waken him, but tell thy heart
Love lies a-sIceping, and he may MOI
sing"
Charles ". Coleman, Jr., in Harpers Maya
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Crossing the Plains in 40.

Uncle Bob Hardtaek was telling the
writer his experience in crossing the
plains coming to California in 40.
I'VE started out all right from old
Pike with a dern splendid OK team,
and got along well enough coming up
the Platte, but afore we got to Sweet
water we lost half of our team. We
had to throw away one thing after the
other to tighten the load, and when
we got to Salt Lake the dern Mormons
and their Injun friends gin us the
devil.
FINALLY we got to almost hatin'
each other. We had told our little
stories oyer and oyer again, and could
not think of anything new to talk
about. Fordays we come along plum
worn out, hardly speakin' a civil word
from morning to night, each ready
for a growl oil any kind of meanness.
TN a trip like that, me boy, if there's
any dog in a mans disposition the
hairs bound to stick ut."-Ysyusn:u
Cfg ENsr.j Enifrprfss.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Trustees Sale,

WHEREAS, on April LIST, 1885, Thos
w Able and Martha Able, his wife
made a deed to b. b. Tureman, trustee
recorded in book w, page S54. of trust
records of Audraln county, Mo-, to se-
cure the payment of a certain note
therein described, by which they conyey.
ed the following described real estate.
situase, 'y-1g aud being in the county
of Audrain, State of Mo-, that is to say:
The east one-half a. of the northwest
fourth ~, and the west one-half % Of
the northeast fourth ~ of section eight
(S), township fifty-twO (52), range seven
"a, v ess of the fifth principal meridian,
and also b south half 81 of the south.
west fourth "a of section five, township
fifty-two, range sc zen and southwest
fourth 81 of southeast fourth of sec lon
five 10y, township fifty-two (o2), range
seven "a, west, except nine acres in
southeast corner, contain ng in all 271
acres. And, whe 'eas, said note is un-
paid and due; and, whereas, sa d trustee
refuses to act. Now, therefore, /, John
w. Atchison, sheriffof Audrain county,
Mo, at h request ofthe holder of said
note will, On
Thursday, Feb. II, 1887,
between the hours of 9 O'Clock a. m. and
4 O'Clock p. IN. of that day, at the east
front door of TIE court house, in TIE
city of Mexico, county of Audrain. Sta.e
of Missouri, sell to the highest bidder,
for cash, said land to pay said note, in
4.etds. JOHN W. ATCHIsoN,
Sheriff of Aud'ain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
A Scots Device.

1t is related of a successful Glasgow
merchant that, sightseeing in Paris
once, he lost his way. For IA consider.
able time he wandered about trying tc
find his way back. 1t got late. He
could speak no French, and his Glas.
gow-English only brought a smile and
a shake of the head.
20 for a body wi a guild Scotch
tongue in their head he sighed.
Then came a "happy thought" BY
signs he bought the basket, measure,
and berries of a trim French woman,
and, shonldering the stock-in-trade,
went along the streets yelling:
Zine grossets, a bawbee the pint;
fine grossets, a bawbee the pint"
The crowd laughed at the mad
Briton, but the familiar cry soon
brought some Scotsmen on the scene,
and the merchant was able to retire
from business, and smoke his pipe in
the bosom of his family, thankful that
he had found real Scotsmen in his hour
of need.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10

We Set ii yhrnniclei that a girl IN
New York wa stabbed by a man
whom she i.ad never seen before,
Tha; was simply atro,ious, 1t is bad
enough Ia he stabbed by a boson
friend, hat II total strangec-how fade'
Philadelphia CutL
First kentuckian-l hear Your broth
ers's dead, Second henthekiah-fea Is,
he passed away very peacefully. First
Observation-Disclosures death? SECOND
kcntuckian-Yr~, First hentuohsan
i thought he was going to haHe'en,
-New Hstt4 Nc.rS.
Small hny-'pa, who Was that nice,
kind gentleman who just patted me on
the head?' HIS iather-'Ihat was Il
politician. my san." Does he know
MAJ" No, my SON. he doesn't; ahd
he doesn't know pa only about once III
two years."-tiica Herald,
Mr.. Heron Allen charges $50 to ook
AZ a hand, and is accused of being
rxorhitant. We wish to say that II the
average reader will polish up his think
or he will readily recall several occa-
sions on which he HIS paid a great deal
, more than this for the privilege OF see
inr one.-iItc&.
, ..Seven husbands in II New York
town have never been absent from
| home later than . O'clock at night dur
ing a married life of from ten To TWEEN
IL wears" This is the first intimation
we have had that the .,seyen wonders
| of the world are located in this III
trv.-NorriStoWn Herald.
Mother-Johnnie. brush the dust off
your boots. Johnnie-ls that the kind
Of dust papa was talking to governess
| about? Mother-What did he say?
Johnny-He said: s'Dost thou love
me, Agnes?" Mother-No, it was not,
Johnnie; but Agnes will dust out of
here tomorrow morning. - Boston
Gl0be.
Jabber-It's very curious that fell
lows who kick about high bonnets in
theaters haven't Il word to say about
them in churches. Why is it? Jibel
Those kind of fellows don't 60 tC
church, as a general thing, and if they
did, who in thunder wants to look at
a minister's legs, anyway!-LoweI'
Citizen.
Il tell you honest men are not al
dead yet" he said as he returned tc
his sleigh at the Central Market
Here's a robe which could have beer
sold to me for q bearskin, but thu
dealer frankly informed me that it was
nothing but goat How much die
you pay?" Only Sill Him
Same man sold me II for a bearskir
and didn't ask but S8.'-Detroit Ere
Press.
Conversation in 1888: Hell say
a lady at the theater last night wit
her bonnet on" She-"You don
mean it! What could she have bee1
thinking of? How everybody mus
have stared at her. He-"Yes; sh
/ was the cynosure of all eyes. She wa
on the stage, you know, and her par
3, called for Il bonnet She-''O, yoj
. great tease! How You frightened lit
r | didn't know but what that odiou
, custom of wearing ones bonnet at tn
| theater was coming in fashion again
/, -B0St0n IruHScript.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
ReneWs Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson Clay
Co, Iowa, tells the following remark.
able story, the truth Of which is vouch.
ed for by the residents of the town
II am 73 years old, have been 'troub.
led with kidney complaint and lame.
ness for many years; could no, dress
myself without help. Now l am free
from all pain and soreness, and am
able to do all my own housework.
owe my thanks to Electric Bitters fol
having renewed my youth, and re.
muved completely all disease end pain
Try a bottle, only so, cents at j. T
Llewellvnts-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
Drunkenness, or Liquor Habit, can b,
Cured by Administering DIR Haines'
Golden Specific.

1t a be gwen in a cup Of coffee
or tea without the knowledge of the
person taking it, effecting a speedy
and permanent cure, whether the
patient is a moderate drinker or an
alcoholic wreck. Thousands OF
drunkards have been made temperate
men who have taken the Golden
Specific in their coffee without their
knowledge, and to-day believe they
quit drinking of their wv free will
No harmful effects result from its
administration. Cures guaranteed.
Send for circular and full particulars
Address in confidence Golden Specific
Co., 1S5 Race Street, Cincinnati
Ohio. 32-1y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-10
PUBLIC SALE.
On
Tuesday, February Is, 1887.

Twill sell at my residence, 4 l.2 miles
northwest of Thompcn and 6 10 miies
northeast of CentralIa, Mo-, on Tues.
day, Feb. Is, 1887, the following pro-
pefty:
Five good brood mares; one four yeat
old mule, two three year old mules 3
two year old mules, ! yearling mule
4 work hor es, 8 two year OLD flleys
8 n year old colts, 4 milk cows, / calf
"a head of. sheep, SO head of shoats. <
brood sows and pigs, l male hog. ID
stands of bees, corn, hay, farm Imple-
ments, &c. Also, household and kitch.
Ell furniture.
Terms of Sale-All sums of $40 a,s
under. cash; all sums over that a ere
of 10 months with s per cent. intere
Bankable note required.
P. s. RICHARDSON.
j. L. JOHNSON, Auctionear.